On this right hand side bar you will find all sorts of information, English speaking help lines, public holidays and other information. If there is anything else you think would be useful here let me know.
Rosies Kitchen
A new blog, containing all the recipes from An English Rose in France are now in one place to make searching easier. Please feel free to comment, I value your feedback. Click here to Visit Rosies Kitchen
My Favourites
The Next Moon: The Remarkable True Story of a British Agent behind the Lines in Wartime France This book is local history for me, driving around Malestroit and St Marcell, down past the resistance museum, to the memorial and to the various crosses dedicated to the parachutists, real local, recent history. You have to wonder about the work the resistance did, how many innocents died in revenge of resistance work? Sometimes its difficult to decide if these people were heroes or not, catching five SAS soldiers who Hue was working with, the Gestapo shot them and seventeen locals as well. Hue proved to be a true hero after, first working with the SAS securing all the villages between St Marcell and Brest, after which he volunteered for other work, first in Burgundy then on to Burma beyond the Japanese lines helping the guerrillas. The book is a superb reference book to keep in the glove box when touring Brittany. Buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Under the wire, William Ash's life up to and during the "Great Escape" much of what you read in this book mirrors the film and its said that Steve Mcqueen's character is on based William Ash, although at the time of the escape he was locked in a punishment cell after being returned to the camp after a previous escape. "Bill" was an American who gave up his US citizenship to become a Canadian so he could fight for Britain during WWII
I've just added a link to Oradour sur Glane, On the 10th of June 1944 the Waffen SS (der Fuhrer) regiment part of the second Panzer division (das Reich) entered Oradour sur Glane and murdered 642 men women and children. The village remains as a memorial to those that died there.
Where my readers come from
Parlez Vous Anglais
A list of useful phone numbers to English speakers living in France. ------- Emergency numbers English may be spoken but there is no guarantee Medical Help - 15 Police - 17 Fire and accident - 18 All above services from mobile phone - 112 Maritime rescue-1616, ------------------------ English speaking helplines. Credit Agricole 02 31 55 67 89 EDF - 05 62 16 49 08 CPAM - 08 11 36 36 46 France Telecom - 09 69 36 39 00 SOS Helpline - 01 46 21 46 46
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When in Paris I keep my hand in my pocket or I would be broke in minutes!!! have a good weekend. Diane
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